Formative Assessment with Senteo aka SMART Interactive Systemsby Anna Aldrich The Senteo/Smart Interactive system is computer based that uses a computer and display unit to show questions and each student has a remote unit to input to the computer.
Questions with remote input devices
Questions are displayed on the screen and students respond to the questions using the remotes.
The Senteo/SMART interactive response systems come in several varieties. Several price packages are available but the information is well guarded. Here is what I could find.
Unit
Quantity
Price
SMART Response PE
Smart Response PE for education
The original which works for K-12 Students is now called the Smart Response PE for education.
32
2000
SMART Response XE
Smart Response XE for education
The SMART XE for education is designed for Secondary students. It has a sophisticated QWERTY keyboard allowing full scientific and mathematical input.
32
2850
SMART Response LE
Smart Response LE for education
The elementary version is called the SMART Response LE for education.
24
SMART Response CE
Smart Response CE for education
Designed to work inside a lab, this system uses your terminals instead of using the remotes.
SMART Response VE
Smart Response VE for education
The latest addition to the SMART family is the beta version of SMART Response VE which uses students Internet enabled phones and devices such as the iTouch.
N/A
Free as beta when you buy one of the other systems.
The system is designed to show questions on the screen and have each individual student respond.The Senteo/SMART response system like their cousins "Clickers" provide every student with an opportunity to respond thus using Active Learning. "Clickers can provide added value, however, when compared to some active learning methods such as class discussion. In a normal class discussion situation, only one or two students have the opportunity to answer a question. Even if the answer is correct, the instructor has no way to gauge if the other students knew the correct answer. A student who is unsure of the correct answer may be unwilling to take the public risk of being incorrect. One of the best features of an SRS is that it allows students to provide input without fear of public humiliation and without having to worry about more vocal students dominating the discussion. Even in small-enrollment classes, many students are reluctant to respond to faculty questions; the anonymity of responding with a clicker guarantees near or total participation." (Martyn, 2007)
Questions can come from an online question bank (SMART Exchange) or you can create them yourself using the SMART Notebook software that is included. The system then records each individual response and score. Using the remotes the students either respond anonymously or by logging in the actual student response can be recorded. This data can then be views by the individual, group, or entire class.
When analyzing the data, SMART Notebook will track and graph scores for you. You can also tag questions with key words to track specific concepts across a broader range of questions.
Because the system uses immediate response and results, the information can be used to change instruction today; not tomorrow, not next week, but today, right now. If the students don’t understand a concept, for example chord progressions, you can cover that topic right now. You can create different questions right then to isolate the need and then address the learning in real time. Individual students can be tracked so that you can adjust the learning of the individual student, not just the entire class. Based on the information given you can prescribe a specific learning plan so that the student knows what they need to learn and doesn’t waste time looking at what they already now.
The Senteo/Smart Interactive system is computer based that uses a computer and display unit to show questions and each student has a remote unit to input to the computer.
The Senteo/SMART interactive response systems come in several varieties. Several price packages are available but the information is well guarded. Here is what I could find.
Unit
Quantity
Price
Smart Response PE for education
The original which works for K-12 Students is now called the Smart Response PE for education.
32
2000
Smart Response XE for education
32
2850
Smart Response LE for education
The elementary version is called the SMART Response LE for education.
24
Smart Response CE for education
Designed to work inside a lab, this system uses your terminals instead of using the remotes.
Smart Response VE for education
N/A
Free as beta when you buy one of the other systems.
The system is designed to show questions on the screen and have each individual student respond.The Senteo/SMART response system like their cousins "Clickers" provide every student with an opportunity to respond thus using Active Learning. "Clickers can provide added value, however, when compared to some active learning methods such as class discussion. In a normal class discussion situation, only one or two students have the opportunity to answer a question. Even if the answer is correct, the instructor has no way to gauge if the other students knew the correct answer. A student who is unsure of the correct answer may be unwilling to take the public risk of being incorrect. One of the best features of an SRS is that it allows students to provide input without fear of public humiliation and without having to worry about more vocal students dominating the discussion. Even in small-enrollment classes, many students are reluctant to respond to faculty questions; the anonymity of responding with a clicker guarantees near or total participation." (Martyn, 2007)
Questions can come from an online question bank (SMART Exchange) or you can create them yourself using the SMART Notebook software that is included. The system then records each individual response and score. Using the remotes the students either respond anonymously or by logging in the actual student response can be recorded. This data can then be views by the individual, group, or entire class.
When analyzing the data, SMART Notebook will track and graph scores for you. You can also tag questions with key words to track specific concepts across a broader range of questions.
Because the system uses immediate response and results, the information can be used to change instruction today; not tomorrow, not next week, but today, right now. If the students don’t understand a concept, for example chord progressions, you can cover that topic right now. You can create different questions right then to isolate the need and then address the learning in real time. Individual students can be tracked so that you can adjust the learning of the individual student, not just the entire class. Based on the information given you can prescribe a specific learning plan so that the student knows what they need to learn and doesn’t waste time looking at what they already now.